McKee, John, 1771-1832

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Dates:
Birth 1771
Death 1832-08-12

Biographical notes:

Indian agent and U.S. representative from Alabama.

From the description of Papers of John McKee, circa 1792-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132201

Epithet: of Glasgow? BA

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x0000f5

McKee was a Choctaw Indian agent, and served on treaty conventions with the Choctaws, Cherokees, and Chickasaws, and was a native of Va. He was in the Choctaw nation as early as 1801, and witnessed Cherokee treaties as early as 1805. He served in the U.S. Congress for three terms, 1823-1829, as the representive of the district including Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. He was also postmaster of Tuscaloosa for a short time thereafter.

From the description of Letters, 1818-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122438580

John McKee was a frontiersman, United States agent to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians in eastern Mississippi, and United States representative from Alabama (1823-1829).

From the guide to the John McKee Papers, ., 1793-1829, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Cherokee Indians
  • Cherokee Indians
  • Chickasaw Indians
  • Chickasaw Indians
  • Chickasaw Indians
  • Choctaw Indians
  • Choctaw Indians
  • Diaries (Blank-books)
  • Five Civilized Tribes
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Indian agents
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Real property
  • Real estate

Occupations:

  • Indian agents
  • Representatives, U.S. Congress

Places:

  • Mississippi (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Southern states (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Alabama (as recorded)
  • Tuscaloosa (Ala.) (as recorded)
  • Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)